Russians’ attitudes to US, EU worsened since 1997
© Photo "The Voice of Russia" Russians’ attitudes to the United States and European Union have dramatically worsened since 1997, according to a new survey. The poll…
Taxes in France top 100% of Income
Sunday, 19 May 2013 More than 8,000 French households' tax bills topped 100 percent of their income last year, the business newspaper Les Echos reported on Saturday, citing Finance…
U.S. hospital ICU admissions up 50 percent since 2002
Published: May 15, 2013 at 10:25 PM WASHINGTON, May 15 (UPI) -- Admissions to U.S. hospital intensive care units jumped 50 percent from 2002 to 2009, but researchers are not…
Poll: 29% of Registered Voters Believe Armed Revolution Might Be Necessary in Next Few Years: Only 47 percent said they disagreed
Twenty-nine percent of registered voters think that an armed revolution might be necessary in the next few years in order to protect liberties, according to a Public Mind poll by…
Spain’s jobless rate soars to a record high of 27.16 per cent
In nearly two million homes, every adult is out of work – with no end of recession in sight Alasdair Fotheringham Thursday, 25 April 2013 For the first time since…
How the rich got RICHER during the economic recovery – while the other 93 percent became worse off
Average net worth of households in the upper 7 percent rose by an estimated 28 percent Households in the lower 93 percent dropped by 4 percent Reason found: Affluent households…
Do you hate working out at the gym? You’re not lazy, it’s genetic, scientists claim
Brains' reactions to exercise could be 50 per cent determined by genetics Some people are 'benign masochists' and enjoy the pain of exercise Others have a low threshold and could…
One in ten of us has done no exercise in a decade and abandons trying altogether aged 56
Twenty-one per cent say the last time they were physically active was at school, college and university The typical Brit has given up doing any form of exercise by the…
Greek Unemployment: 60% of young out of work
Thursday, 14 February 2013 Tensions are running high in Greece as the country’s workers suffer from unemployment rates that are double the rest of the eurozone’s. More than 60 percent…
Eurozone recession deepens in fourth quarter
14 Feb 2013 BRUSSELS (AFP) The recession in the 17-nation eurozone recession deepened sharply in the fourth quarter of 2012, with the economy shrinking by 0.6 percent from output in the…
Kids face developmental difficulties
Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 Jiji Some 6.5 percent of Japanese elementary and junior high school students may have developmental disorders, an education ministry survey said Wednesday. The survey, conducted…
More Facebook friends means more stress, says report
Contact: Edd McCracken edd.mccracken@ed.ac.uk 44-013-165-14400 University of Edinburgh A large number of friends on Facebook may appear impressive but, according to a new report, the more social circles a person…
More Facebook friends means more stress, says report
A large number of friends on Facebook may appear impressive but, according to a new report, the more social circles a person is linked to online the more likely social…
Burning more calories is easier when working out with someone you perceive as better
Contact: Brandon Irwin bcirwin@k-state.edu 785-532-6765 Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan. -- The key to motivation in physical activity may be feeling inadequate. One Kansas State University researcher found that those…
American birth rate drops to lowest point ever… and 40 per cent of newborns are to unwed mothers
Per cent of babies born to unmarried women was highest among teens There were 3,953,593 births in the U.S. in 2011, one per cent less than 2010 More older women…
50% of students lack basic math / National test results show 6th-graders struggle with decimals, ratios (Japan)
The Yomiuri Shimbun Nearly half of all sixth-grade primary school students do not understand multiplication and division with decimals, which is taught in the fifth grade or earlier, according to…
Study finds parents use cough medicines on under-2s despite the warnings ( 2008 )
Public release date: 15-May-2008 More than 40 per cent of parents have used cough medicine for children younger than two – even though it is not recommended, nor…
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